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Beer list for London Vegan Beer Fest 2018

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Here it is.

This is an amazing line up of vegan beer and I can’t imagine how you are all going to choose.

Before we get started, a gentle reminder that online tickets are £5 and if we have any tickets remaining on the day they will be £9.

Click here to book and save money.

Now the beer.

INDOOR BEER HALL – run by Brass Castle Brewery, Malton, Yorkshire

  • BRASS CASTLE – Bad Kitty – Vanilla Porter – 5.5% ABV (keg & can) – a chewy chocolate-vanilla dream of a porter
  • BRASS CASTLE – Black Russian – Porter – 7.0% ABV (keg) – Baltic porter with added coffee beans
  • BRASS CASTLE – Disruptor – IPA – 7.4% ABV (keg) – New England IPA crammed with hops. Dangerously drinkable!
  • BRASS CASTLE – Eclipse – IPA – 5.7% ABV (keg) – Black IPA for those who want a dark, hoppy beer
  • BRASS CASTLE – Hazlenut Mild X – 10.00% ABV (keg) – Fulsome sweet nut-brown hazelnut mild, at traditional strength
  • BRASS CASTLE – Helles Lager – 4.4% ABV (keg) – refreshing malt-forward Munich-style Helles lager
  • BRASS CASTLE – Hoptical Illusion – Pale Ale – 4.3% ABV (keg & can) – certified gluten free hop forward pale ale
  • BRASS CASTLE – Life’s a Beach – 3.6% ABV (keg) – Pineapple & coconut wheat beer. It’s a piña colada – only it’s not!
  • BRASS CASTLE – Misfit – Pale Ale – 4.3% ABV (cask) – bursting with juicy citrus and classic pine hop notes
  • BRASS CASTLE – Ready, Grisette, Go – 4.0% ABV (keg) – Grisette-style beer. Azacca hop-fuelled refreshing mini-saison
  • BRASS CASTLE – Session – 3.6% ABV (cask) – Mini IPA. Fulsome, hoppy, but easy on the conscience
  • BRASS CASTLE – Sunshine IPA – 5.7% ABV (cans) – SIBA 2013 ‘Champion Beer for the North East of England’
  • BRASS CASTLE – Yorkshire Lavender – 4.0% ABV (cans) – oatmeal pale with Yorkshire lavender
  • BLACKJACK BREWERY – Dragons’ Tears – 5.2% ABV (keg) – Golden saison. Ella hops and Dragons’ Tears jasmine green tea
  • GIBBERISH – Murky Mersey – 6.2% ABV (keg) – Dank, juicy New England IPA from this Liverpool brewpub
  • MARBLE BREWERY – Lagonda IPA – 5.0% ABV (keg) – Contemporary classic IPA with citrus and floral hop character
  • SHINDIGGER – Summer – 4.8% ABV (keg) – Lager blended with watermelon. Perfect for a hot summer day!
  • TINY REBEL – AK47 – 4.7% ABV (keg) – Kvass style rye beer with strawberry, lemon & mint
  • TINY REBEL – Bucky – 4.8% ABV (keg) – Amarillo, Citra & Mosaic hopped American amber ale
  • WYLAM BREWERY – Hickey The Rake – 4.2% ABV (keg) – ultra pale with lime, lemon and pineapple notes

All Brass Castle beers are brewed gluten-free. All of their cans and the Hoptical Illusion keg beer are certified gluten-free

OUTDOOR BEER MARKET

BAD SEED BREWERY: award-winning, hand-crafted vegan brews from Malton, Yorkshire

  • Become The Legend – 3.9% ABV (keg) – Collaboration with Wild Weather Ales. Rhubarb & Hibiscus Grisette. Rich peach colour with huge Rhubarb sweetness mellowed with lemony character from the hibiscus. Dry Belgian yeast stops this beer being too sweet and makes for a fun flavour combination
  • Code Blue – 5.0% ABV (keg) – Blueberry Wit brewed in collaboration with the Rook and Gaskill to celebrate our 5th birthday. A huge hit of blueberries meets a soft wheat and oat base in this American style wit beer. A taste of summertime!
  • Funk Vol II – 6.2% ABV (keg) – The second generation of our blended barrel aged sour. Aged on wood with brettanomyces, pediococcus and lactobacillus. Then blended back to a complex rich and distinctive sour character
  • Murk Merchant – 5.8% ABV (keg) – Ultra hazy, ultra hoppy crushable IPA. Super soft bitterness with a pale malt and oat base and huge juiciness from Mosaic, Cascade, Chinook & Columbus. Similar to a NEIPA style but drier. A huge hit of US hops with big tropical fruit characteristics
  • Rule The Roost – 5.6% ABV (cask) – Espresso stout. We cold steep the beer on the delicious Tonto espresso blend from Roost Coffee in Malton, just down the road from the brewery. A bewitching blend of two rich, roasted flavours. Dark and complex
  • Session IPA – 4.0% ABV (cask) – Easy drinking abv, full on hop flavour. Bravo, Comet and Azacca hops combine to give flavours of citrus and tropical fruit with a grapefruit aroma
  • Short Stop – 3.0% ABV (cask) – Hoppy Table beer. All day abv, big hop character. Notes of grapefruit & citrus from Centennial, Columbus, Cascade & Comet hops. Soft malt & oat base makes for a big mouthfeel and perfectly delivers a juicy beer

CLARKSHAWS: microbrewery in Brixton, London doing modern takes on classic British beers

  • Gorgons Alive – 4.3% ABV (bottle) – golden bitter, summery, spicy and refreshing
  • Hell Yeah! Lager – 5.3% ABV (keg) – award winning flavourful craft lager with a sweet honeysuckle and elderflower taste
  • Hellhound British IPA – 5.5% ABV (keg) – strong and spicy with hints of citrus orange and caramel
  • Session IPA – 4.5% ABV (cask) – Mandarin and tropical fruits deliver a sweet taste with a lightly bitter finish. A classic US style IPA made with UK grown hops
  • Steam Beer – 3.9% ABV (keg) – Clean and crisp taste as light as lager but with a hoppy kick
  • Strange Brew – 4.3% ABV (bottle) – our award-winning pale ale with a hoppy floral flavour from UK cascade hops
  • Vegan Milk Stout – 5.0% ABV (cask) – properly milky, although without lactose! A vegan take on a favourite classic

HALF CHOP: classic brews from Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Check out their hop randall!

  • Grapefruit IPA – 4.2% ABV (keg) – we took our rock solid recipe for the Session IPA and had some fun adding the zest from fresh grapefruits to add to the already fruity flavours and aroma added by the hops. Seriously Summery
  • NEIPA (DDH) – 4.8% ABV (keg) – New England IPA brewed with a generous amount of late addition hops. Dry Hopped at two stages with Citra & Mosaic, a high percentage of oats in the grain bill to give a signature to give a full bodied and pillowy mouthfeel
  • Raspberry Wheat Beer – 5.5% ABV (keg)– American Wheat Beer, paired with the finest sweet British raspberries to give a tart bite to this crushable summer number
  • Session IPA – 4.2% ABV (keg)– Sessionable beer where Citra & Mosaic hops are allowed to shine in all their the glory using a grain bill & yeast that back up the hop combo, allowing you to appreciate the refreshing bitterness, zesty aroma & flavour of your favourite stone fruits

MONCADA: Ingredients are sourced within 100 miles from London for this Notting Hill brewery

  • Apricot Sour – 2.7% ABV (keg) – tart and fruity with apricot sweetness throughout to balance out the sour flavours. This is both a staff and customer favourite
  • NottingHill Pale – 4.5% ABV (keg) – American style pale ale with subtle hop bitterness & citrus notes. Wonderfully easy-drinking
  • Pink Grapefruit Sour – 2.7% ABV (keg) – strong flavours of pink grapefruits blended with mellow sourness make for a real thirst quenching beer
  • So Sorry Julio Saison – 4.8% ABV (keg) – classic take on the crowd-pleasing Belgian style. Hints of fruity, spicy and floral flavours are all present in this refreshing summer beer

MOOR BEER: Bristol-based all vegan brewery focussing on modern real ales

  • All Dayer – 3.5% ABV (keg) – highly drinkable session IPA
  • Claudia – 4.5% ABV (keg) –Hefeweizen, banana and lemon cloves with herbal and citrus hop character
  • Do It Together – 5.2% ABV (keg) – a luscious pale ale infused with mango tea from Canton Tea, brewed with the Basque rock legends Berri Txarrak
  • Hoppiness – 6.5% ABV (keg) – crossover IPA with rich caramel malts and a burst of tropically fresh and fruity hops
  • Nor’Hop – 4.1% ABV (keg) – ultra pale ale balancing rich British floor malt with citrusy Northern Hemisphere hops
  • Stout – 5.0% ABV (keg) – dark, smooth and rich with roasted barley and bitter chocolate

OFF THE WAGON/SIGNATURE BREW: A converted trailer serving brews from Leyton, East London

  • Backstage IPA – 5.6% ABV (keg) – an ambitious and noteworthy IPA with a myriad of tropical flavours, including passion fruit, tangerines and berries. Crisp with pine and citric notes
  • Banfi – 3.8% ABV (keg) – a powerful grapefruit sour brewed in collaboration with London pop alt band Banfi. Defined by its pleasant bitterness courtesy of the zest and juice of 281 grapefruits
  • Festival Saison – 4.8% ABV (keg) – a delicious dry hopped saison with big mosaic hop flavours. Brewed with wheat, oats and a spicy Belgian yeast character
  • Roadie – 4.3% ABV (keg) –refreshing road dog of a beer. This all-night IPA has notes of citrus including grapefruit & lime
  • Studio Pilsner – 4.0% ABV (keg) – the highest quality European noble hops are amplified by the simple clarity of water, yeast, malt and rye resulting in unmistakable floral hits and a pleasingly bitter finish
  • White Keys – 4.7% ABV (keg) – A classic Hefeweizen styled beer, flavoured with blackcurrants and lemon thyme. Pleasingly cloudy and brewed at a low temperature to develop sophisticated clove notes

THREE HILLS: Small batch nano brewery based in Northamptonshire

  • Black: Salted Caramel – 9.0% ABV (keg) – an imperial stout brewed with additions of treacle, demerara sugar and caramel flavor. Viscous, rich with a boozy hit and loads of stouty umami
  • Braybrooke Keller Lager – 4.8% ABV (keg) – brewed to the purity law using all German hops, malt and yeast; Braybrooke Keller lager is light amber in colour and refreshing with a rich malt body
  • Brut IPA – 7.5% ABV (keg) – a new style IPA hailing from San Francisco. It’s fermented dry with champagne yeast and dry hopped with Mosaic, El-dorado, cryo-citra, Vic Secret and Nelson sauvin. A refreshing change to the NEIPA style
  • In Pursuit V3 – 6.0% ABV (keg) – a New England IPA classic double dry hopped with Cryo Mosaic, Cryo Citra and Galaxy. Juicy, Hazy, hoppy with low bitterness
  • Pepperberry Saison – 5.5% ABV (keg) – a fruity and spicy Saison infused with Strawberries and Pink peppercorns. Dispensed through our randall full of fresh strawberries!
  • Session IPA – 4.8% ABV (keg) – dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic and El dorado, this sessionable India Pale Ale is packed full of citrus and tropical fruit aroma with a well balanced piney back bitterness
  • South Pacific Wheat – 5.5% ABV (330ml bottle) – a vibrant and refreshing Wheat beer using two hops hailing from the South Pacific region: Nelson Sauvin and Vic Secret
  • Tangential Thinking – 4.5% ABV (keg) – a Rauch Rye Pale Ale: subtle smoke meets spicy rye with a trio of piney hops (Chinook, Zyphos and Ekuanot)
  • Thai PA – 5.5% ABV (330ml bottle) – an aromatic and light Pale Ale infused with Lemongrass, Ginger, and Kaffir Lime
  • Trium Florum – 6.0% ABV (750ml bottle) – farmhouse saison infused with a blend of Hibiscus, Marigold & Elderflower. The appearance is bright pink and palette delicately floral, fruity and spicy

TWISTED BARREL ALES: Coventry-based brewery mixing modern and classic styles and methods

  • Detroit Sour City – 4.0% ABV (can) – this was a crowd favourite at least year’s beer fest! A dry hopped sour, lemon sherbet paired with mango Mosaic hop flavour
  • Doom of Valyria – 6.0% ABV (keg) – a sweet, smokey, spicy dark brown porter
  • I Am The Muffin – 5.5% ABV (can) – a Belgian Blonde ale, light body with floral hops and a dry finish
  • Kazan – 5.5% ABV (keg) – an incredibly juicy pale ale brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo hops
  • Naido – 5.0% ABV (keg) – New England style pale ale, plenty of oats and wheat for a thick, soft body combined with Mosaic, Azacca and Cascade hops
  • Raspberry Ripple Sour – 3.5% ABV (keg) – an ice cream sour, brewed with bags of oats, vanilla pods and raspberry puree
  • Sine Qua Non – 4.5% ABV (can) – citrus and pine hop flavours layered on a light biscuit base
  • The Great Went – 4.0% ABV (can) – a traditional German style wheat beer
  • Wrapped In Mosaic – 7.0% ABV (can) – a New England style IPA brewed solely with Mosaic hops, with a soft, juicy body and huge stone fruit and peach flavour and a sweet finish

Outside the karaoke room

BUMBLEBEE CIDER: made from British apples, paying homage to the bees doing all the hard work!

  • Hard Cider (original) – 4.5% ABV (500ml bottle) – medium-dry, lightly sparkling. Robust and complex tannic structure, rolling from sweet to dry with a sun-baked West Country aroma
  • Regatta Strawberry & Mint Cider – 4.0% ABV (500ml bottle) – medium Somerset cider twisted with strawberries & a hint of garden mint. Unmistakably cider – with a summer twist. Enjoy chilled, for a real treat, add ice and chopped fruit (available)
  • BumbleBee Dab21 – 5.5% ABV – still, cloudy, medium-dry. Made with 21% Dabinett for the perfect amount of zing!
  • BumbleBee Gribble – 4.8% ABV – Medium-dry easy drinking still somerset cider, inspired by long, lazy days in the Westcountry

What a list!

Click here to book tickets now.

Vegan food in a vegan pub

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London, do you know how good you have got it?

If you haven’t been along to the Club Mexicana kitchen located in vegan pub The Spread Eagle, you don’t know what you are missing.

It is sensational.

I popped along for the first time yesterday and was thrilled by the incredible food, the huge range behind the completely vegan bar, and the super cool ambience of the place.

Take a look at some of my photos from the day.

Everything being served by Club Mexicana and The Spread Eagle is exceptional and world class, from the smoked pineapple cosmo to the popcorn chick’n salad.

If you live locally to the pub, I recommend you make it your local. If you aren’t local, grab your Oyster card and get over there ASAP.

You can see the exact location of the pub online here thanks to Goole Maps.

You can and should follow both businesses on Instagram: Club Mexicana and The Spread Eagle.

Extra news: Club Mexicana will be serving their incredible cuisine this weekend (Saturday July 14, 2018) at the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest. Click here to buy tickets.

Brewery line up for London Vegan Beer Fest

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London Vegan Beer Fest is less than three weeks ago so it is the perfect time to tell you about the AMAZING brewery line up we have for the event on Saturday July 14, 2018.

We have the following:

On top of all of this, Temple of Seitan will be running an indoor beer and food hall.

It’s almost TOO MUCH. You can see the food trader line up online here.

I will be publishing the full beer list as we get closer to the date.

Click here now to buy your cheap early bird tickets for just £5 plus small booking fee. If we have any left on the day, they will be £9.

You can also buy the official London Vegan Beer Fest t-shirt online now. These will not be sold at the event. They are a web exclusive.

RSVP and invite friends over on the Facebook event page.

Street food at London Vegan Beer Fest

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With less than three weeks until the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest, we are locking in traders and that includes some of the best vegan street food in the city.

Not only will you be able to guzzle thirst-quenching beers from all over the UK, you’ll be able to fill your belly with cuisine from these amazing traders:

  • Club Mexicana – superstar Mexican food stall serving burritos, nachos and more
  • Battered – this famous vegan fish and chip truck is PERFECT for the beer fest
  • Arancini Brothers – crunchy risotto balls and burgers from this vegan restaurant chain
  • Young Vegans – what would a beer event be without pie and mash?
  • World O’ Burger – fast food style burgers and sides to rival any takeaway joint
  • Vegan Delice – decadent cakes and tray bakes to represent sugar lover on the day
  • Dough Society – world-famous vegan donut shop with all your glazed needs
  • Black Milq Ice Cream – gourmet vegan ice cream with glorious toppings

In addition to the above, you will be able to experience the following:

  • Temple of Seitan – in their on site vegan café TEMPLE GOODS, these true food heroes will be running an exclusive indoor beer and food hall ONLY for London Vegan Beer Fest ticket holders. This is going to be INCREDIBLE with mammoth menu specials you do not want to miss
  • Follow Your Heart – our fabulous event sponsors will be on hand cooking up samples in order to showcase their products
  • Brass Castle – the legendary Yorkshire brewery will be hosting heir GIANT indoor beer hall
  • Charioke (charity + karaoke) – our famous karaoke performance room is back for laughs and high drama (we will be collecting coins and notes for Mexico City water charity Isla Urbana)
  • Face painting – Moon Castle will be available to decorate your face (what could possibly go wrong with drunk adults and face painting)
  • Outdoor beer market with breweries from all over the UK, pouring their own brews so you can meet the makers!

Early bird advance tickets are just £5 plus tiny booking fee. Click here to buy them now.

Our official London Vegan Beer Fest t-shirts are only available online this year. You cannot buy them at the event. Click here to order in advance so you can wear it on the day!

You can RSVP and invite friends over on the London Vegan Beer Fest Facebook event page.

Three weeks until LVBF

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With just three weeks to go until the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest, I wanted to drop by and give you an update on what is happening on Saturday July 14, 2018.

London Vegan Beer Fest is taking over Hackney Downs Showroom, Hackney Downs Studios and TEMPLE GOODS cafe for one hell of a party.

Some of the attractions include:

  • MASSIVE indoor beer hall hosted by superstar brewery Brass Castle
  • Outdoor food and beer market featuring some of the best vegan street food in London and breweries from all over the UK
  • Indoor food and beer hall run by Temple of Seitan
  • Sponsor Follow Your Heart sampling products
  • Karaoke performance room
  • Face painting (yes, for adults!)

This is going to be a party you don’t want to miss.

We are currently selling early bird tickets for just £5 plus booking fee. If we have space on the day, tickets will be £9. Almost 50% of tickets have already gone, so be quick.

Click here to book now and RSVP to the Facebook event page.

Temple of Seitan in Coventry

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Here is a short and snappy blog post to give you some exciting news.

The first ever Coventry Vegan Beer Fest is taking place at FarGo Village on July 28, 2018. There are so many exciting things lined up for the day including a huge selection of beers, special tie-ins from local vegan businesses such as The Green Unicorn, and even karaoke.

But what has everyone buzzing is that superstar vegan food providers Temple of Seitan will be trading on the day, serving up their exquisite and adored cuisine.

Temple will only be serving people with beer fest wristbands, so be sure to grab an early bird ticket for just £4 plus booking fee. Click here to book.

I’m so excited to showcase one of the best vegan food providers on the planet at this event in Coventry. You can invite friends over on the Facebook event page.

You can follow Temple of Seitan on Instagram.

New vegan cocktail bar for London

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Here is some news you can drink.

Superstar vegan double decker bus restaurant Just Fab has recently opened a vegan cocktail bar on site. Just in time for the warmer weather, London!

If you can view the menu above, you will notice the bar is serving vegan White Russian as well as London Mule, Vegan Mary, and Espresso Martini.

So now you can eat some of the best vegan food in the capital (including burgers, lasagne, arancini, and more!) that is made on a real double deck London bus AND drink some tempting vegan cocktails all in the same location.

The bar is in the yard at 455 Hackney Road E2 9DY, just a short walk from Cambridge Heath train station. See the exact location thanks to Google Maps.

Opening hours are 11:30am until 10:00pm and a bit later on the weekends. The bus and bar are both closed on Monday.

Follow Just Fab on Instagram.

Vegan Beer Fest UK t-shirts with free shipping

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Even if you aren’t attending any of the Vegan Beer Fest UK events during summer 2018, you might still like to own the t-shirt.

Each city has a white and black version of the design and for a limited time you can pay ZERO for shipping.

Yes, that’s right. Order online before midnight on Monday May 7th, 2018 and you don’t pay shipping.

These exclusive t-shirts are only available online in 2018. We will not be selling them at the events. Click here to pick your size and take advantage of this free shipping offer.

You can also buy early bird tickets for London, Glasgow, Coventry and Sheffield online now.

Vegan Beer Fest shirts

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Now this is exciting!

Vegan Beer Fest UK events are coming up soon with dates in London, Coventry, Glasgow and Sheffield across the summer.

Each year we make a t-shirt for punters to buy on the day but in 2018 we have switched things up a bit.

You can now buy a unique t-shirt for each of the cities and you can only buy them online!

Each city has a white text on black as well as a black text on white variety from which to choose.

Even if you can’t make it along to a date, your purchase will help us put these events on and pay our official designer some extra income.

We are partnering with TeeMill to bring ethically responsible shirts to you this year. Each year we were left with many unsold shirts so allowing each customer to order exactly what they want will help us cut down on waste, as well as keeping our production, storage and transportation costs down.

Click here to see all the designs now and ORDER!

Keep looking for more merchandise coming soon.

Order your Vegan Beer Fest UK tickets online now.

Club Mexicana at Spread Eagle

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A few months ago I posted abut new vegan venue, The Spread Eagle.

This 100% vegan pub in Homerton, east London has been blowing people away with not only their gorgeous selection of cocktails and drinks, but also the NEXT LEVEL food coming out of the pub’s kitchen thanks to Club Mexicana.

Looking at the photos below makes me a little emotional.

I can remember going to one of the first ever Club Mexicana pop up events many years ago at Black Cat Cafe and to see the progress the business has made is startling.

Superstar business owner and devoted vegan badass Meriel has made Club Mexicana one of the most recognisable and adored food providers in London. She has cemented her brand as a recognised signpost for taste and quality. She has inspired dozens of traders to play catch up with her branding and market positioning. She is recognised by non-vegan organisers as one of our business leaders.

Before you drool over some of these exclusive food photos from inside The Spread Eagle, please take a moment to follow Club Mexicana on Instagram.

You can also follow The Spread Eagle on Instagram and see the pub’s exact location thanks to Google Maps.